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SunFest Day 1 Diary Recap: His name is Kiiiiiiiid!

We’re one day down, and, what … 37 to go? And already I’ve seen the show you’ve got to top…Kid Rock was amazing. I’ve seen him before and he’s a beast – he raps. He sings. He plays all the instruments. And this time, he threw in some Journey and made fun of Britney Spears AND Justin Bieber! He’s the best!

I love how the further you get into your career, the less you have to be defined by genre. He started out as a white rapper with a self-designated redneck bent in the white sleeveless T-shirts (I don’t like the other term for them) and the hats. And now the Detroit boy shows he can be whatever he wants – Southern Rock, country, hip-hop. And he’s goof at all of it. He took the stage to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” and the further into the chorus it got, the more you got that this was about getting to the “Born and raised in South Detroit” part. And it was. And it was awesome. Everything he did – “All Summer Long,” “Cowboy” and “Picture,” with some covers like “Everyday People” thrown in, was full of energy. He’s not phoning it in. I also love that some of the fans probably don’t know what “Everyday People” is. I hope they asked someone who knew, right? I wish that drummer Stefani Eulinberg was the one singing “Picture” with him – the new backup singer was fine, but Stefanie kicked butt when I saw them at the Hard Rock years ago. Hey Kid Rock…do things my way, OK? (much love!)

I didn’t get to see a lot of Cake – that’s part of the problem of two competing stages at the same time. I heard them from the Media Trailer/Cone of Reporter Solitude, and I have to say that starting with Surfer Blood’s fresh take on ’90s ska, and Cake and their glorious horns, I was feeling 23 again. But not with the Tootie from “Facts of Life” hair. We left that in the ’90s. Other highlights were the aforementioned Dick Dale, and the fact that there’s one more day before having to schlep to the FPL Stage at the Far South Outpost of Schlep. Note – need more Easy Spirits.

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